iPod touch in the house: obligatory unboxing pictures

As reported yesterday, the 16GB iPod touch has begun to arrive at local Apple …

I had looked forward to spending a quiet weekend watching the Rugby World Cup along with a little bit of college football (gridiron for you non-US, non-Canadian readers). That changed yesterday when I got an e-mail from my friendly neighborhood Apple Genius telling me that his store had received a modest shipment of 16GB iPod touches. After arriving at the local Apple Store at 10:05 and waiting for an available green-shirted sales person, I made my purchase and sped home.

Here's what I ended up with:

Inside the box was something that looked suspiciously like my iPhone, encased in plastic film.

...and assembled in China

Below that was an white bag:

Inside the bag are a set of earbuds, docking cable, universal dock adapter, and a small display stand.

Upon further examination, it looks like there's more stuff inside...

...and there is.

A pamphlet, a cloth to keep the screen smudge free, and some white Apple stickers:

The pamphlet is actually a Quick Start Guide.

You can see that the iPod touch is just a hair smaller than the iPhone

It's also not quite as thick

In contrast to the iPhone, the iPod touch only has a headphone jack and port on the bottom.

Again, you can see the small size difference between the two devices. iPod touch is on top

I'll be putting the iPod touch through its paces with an eye towards having a completed review up on Sunday night.